1984 Unplated Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Please Confirm - Page 2

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Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/06/2013 11:29 am Quote: "2) Zinc-plated cents can be easily detected by weighing your coin. True unplated errors will weightless. This is misleading advice. A copper plated zinc cent is supposed to weigh 2.5 grams but because of the allowed tolerance range they can weigh anywhere from 2.4 to 2.6 grams. Now the copper plating weighs about .05 grams so a non-plated cent could weigh as much as 2.55 grams which is MORE than the official weight of a copper plated piece. In fact expect in the case of a zinc planchet at the bottom end of the tolerance range all of the non-plated cents will be within the tolerance range. So "less" than what? Also a cent that has been altered to remove the plating will also weigh "less". Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 01/06/2013 12:28 pm I just posted exact quotes from the magazine article. I answered the posters question with what I have found, and also noted where this information was obtained from for others to verify, and If any information published in any type of numismatic literature is incorrect or misleading, and I post it here on CCF, an open discussion benefits all. Report this Post to the Staff
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1984 Unplated LMC Please Confirm